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On November 24th, BASE jumper Thayer Healy visited Moab, Utah to jump off a cliff in an area known as ‘Wall Street’. Just seconds into the jump things go horribly wrong and Healy slams into the side of the cliff. Incredibly, Healy survived the fall and spent one day in the hospital. Injuries he sustained included ‘compression fracture of the T12 vertebra, 5 stitches to the eye, 6 stitches to the chin, severely sprained back, wrist and hand, and multiple bruises’. The entire fall was captured on a GoPro camera mounted to Healy’s helmet and the footage has been seen more than one million times this week.[subterminallyill] [Via]

Earlier this year we introduced to you ‘Trick Shot Titus‘, a 2-year-old who rarely misses a shot. Titus returned this week with a brand new trick shot video which features even more incredible trick shots and actors Channing Tatum and Bradley Cooper.Previously: Part 2, Part 1[JosephAshby]

To promote the NBA’s special-edition Christmas Day uniforms, NBA stars James Harden, Kevin Durant, Steve Nash, Derrick Rose and Stephen Curry perform the Christmas classic, ‘Jingle Bells’, by sinking long threes into sleigh bell nets. In just one day this ‘Jingle Hoops’ Christmas promo has been seen more than 2 million times.Previously: NBA Stars Dribble ‘Carol Of The Bells’[NBA]

During the 2013 Red Bull Rampage challenge in Virgin, Utah, New Zealand freeride mountain biker Kelly McGarry pulled off this massive backflip over a 72-foot canyon gap. McGarry’s entire run was caught on a GoPro camera and has been seen more than four million times in two days.[GoProCamera] [redbull]

On Friday night, Roosevelt’s Union High School football coach Matt Labrum suspended all 80 players from the team after a number of off-field problems including bullying, skipping class and disrespecting teachers. All players were then given a letter titled ‘Union Football Character’ explaining what they needed to do to earn their jerseys back.[DeseretNews] [CBSNews]